Someone has to lose. ( Archived) (124)

Dec 26, 2007 9:39 PM CST Someone has to lose.
gentlepaws
gentlepawsgentlepawsAny town, Ontario Canada1,019 Threads 13 Polls 9,583 Posts
Take this lightly, but I have a problem with Ms., or Mr., winner in any context within the contests on this site. Popularity and looks are Darwinian no matter how they are presented. We are not afforded the luxury of being in each other's physical company here. For every winner, there must be losers.

Attached to being single, there has to be fleeting moments of self esteem. A 2 dimensional pageant will only leave some feeling less confident. It is not necessary. Someone, tomorrow, male or female, could join CS and blow everyone away. To what end ? Remember high-school, when there was that hot chick, and the handsome quarterback. You just knew that they'd be voted prom King & Queen. It was a given. We accepted it. We were young. We are now adults and have learned that all that glitters is not gold.

Why a contest ? We are all equal, slim, fat, bald, eloquent or not. Sometimes when I see 800 views and only 18 posts to a subject leaning towards popularity, I understand why they would not enter the arena. Darwin made a good point, but I would think that we have evolved beyond beautiful feathers.

The culling of CS'ers is not the intent of what this site is about.
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Dec 26, 2007 9:43 PM CST Someone has to lose.
Detente
DetenteDetenteNorth West, England UK48 Threads 1 Polls 2,742 Posts
thumbs up
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Dec 26, 2007 9:45 PM CST Someone has to lose.
curlywolf
curlywolfcurlywolfmontreal, Quebec Canada402 Threads 7,052 Posts
Well said GPgrin
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Dec 26, 2007 9:45 PM CST Someone has to lose.
BeautifulEri
BeautifulEriBeautifulEriGuadalajara, Jalisco Mexico77 Threads 1 Polls 4,559 Posts
Very true hun....handshake
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Dec 26, 2007 9:46 PM CST Someone has to lose.
AutumR
AutumRAutumRover looking a meadow, Louth Ireland14 Threads 883 Posts
~~~ Agree.
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Dec 26, 2007 9:46 PM CST Someone has to lose.
wikked
wikkedwikkedAjax, Ontario Canada655 Threads 4 Polls 6,091 Posts
I agree...I stay out of them...they are posted for fun i'm sure...but i'm never sure at whose expense the fun was had...sigh
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Dec 26, 2007 9:48 PM CST Someone has to lose.
riyablossom
riyablossomriyablossomsomewhere, Pennsylvania USA184 Threads 18 Polls 11,244 Posts
To me i have my personal list of wonderful people whom i admire so its all in good fun ..

Besides, I agree with you. I would tell everyone to take it lightly ( i know its easy to say ) and forget it as the true worth lies in the eyes of someone special.
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Dec 26, 2007 9:49 PM CST Someone has to lose.
gentlepaws
gentlepawsgentlepawsAny town, Ontario Canada1,019 Threads 13 Polls 9,583 Posts
Be assured that someone has silently paid.
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Dec 26, 2007 9:52 PM CST Someone has to lose.
CuspofMagic
CuspofMagicCuspofMagiclight, South Australia Australia278 Threads 7,904 Posts
Great points - gentlepaws- for my five bobs worth - is the loser not the one who closes the doors dunno
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Dec 26, 2007 9:56 PM CST Someone has to lose.
riyablossom
riyablossomriyablossomsomewhere, Pennsylvania USA184 Threads 18 Polls 11,244 Posts
blues oh god.
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Dec 26, 2007 10:00 PM CST Someone has to lose.
gentlepaws
gentlepawsgentlepawsAny town, Ontario Canada1,019 Threads 13 Polls 9,583 Posts
How do we measure ourselves ? To whom do we aspire to be ?
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Dec 26, 2007 10:00 PM CST Someone has to lose.
HeartsDesire61
HeartsDesire61HeartsDesire61Hernando, USA17 Threads 1 Polls 1,087 Posts
Paws you are reading my mind again.
applause cheering applause cheering applause
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Dec 26, 2007 10:03 PM CST Someone has to lose.
1htmma
1htmma1htmmaNorthwest, Oregon USA6 Threads 167 Posts
I too agree....but I also thought this post was titled "someone is loose "and I just had to look

...........my bad

Leo nothing lost nothing gained. Where do we draw the line between the two? What are we (the single CSers) really trying to gain and willing to lose? I myself just enjoy watching and reading most of the time ......there are those times when it's really not fun and even hurtful. Those are the times I chose to hit the NEXT !!! key.

V.
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Dec 26, 2007 10:04 PM CST Someone has to lose.
Hugz_n_Kissez
Hugz_n_KissezHugz_n_KissezSomeplace, Ontario Canada59 Threads 2 Polls 25,438 Posts
The only one that knows me is me...I am content with that and I don't need a vote to tell me who I am or what I am...I am thankful for that...For that reason I won't vote for others because in my eyes it means little or nothing...Popularity contests are just that...If popularity makes you who you are then you have bigger problems than a vote can solve!!!!!!!!!!

thumbs up hmmm wine
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Dec 26, 2007 10:11 PM CST Someone has to lose.
riyablossom
riyablossomriyablossomsomewhere, Pennsylvania USA184 Threads 18 Polls 11,244 Posts
laugh hug
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Dec 26, 2007 10:12 PM CST Someone has to lose.
gentlepaws
gentlepawsgentlepawsAny town, Ontario Canada1,019 Threads 13 Polls 9,583 Posts
My point exactly.
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Dec 26, 2007 10:14 PM CST Someone has to lose.
CuspofMagic
CuspofMagicCuspofMagiclight, South Australia Australia278 Threads 7,904 Posts
applause--- riya--- blossoms
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Dec 26, 2007 10:17 PM CST Someone has to lose.
riyablossom
riyablossomriyablossomsomewhere, Pennsylvania USA184 Threads 18 Polls 11,244 Posts
True indeed.

We measure ouselves in our own eyes each day as we see ourselves in the mirror and smile at who we are ...
We measure ourselves .. by the love we share and is bestowed upon us in return with warmth and care ..
We measure by the smiles we spread and the pain we take.

We aspire to be.. CONTENT !!! Somethings you are born with or have them while the vital ones you learn and imbibe. Life is a journey the beauty of which lies in our eyes and hands to behold .. beauty is diverse and multifaceted , words would be insufficient to describe it all.

So , a contest is not what would describe anyone. hug
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Dec 26, 2007 10:17 PM CST Someone has to lose.
riyablossom
riyablossomriyablossomsomewhere, Pennsylvania USA184 Threads 18 Polls 11,244 Posts
laugh hug
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Dec 26, 2007 10:18 PM CST Someone has to lose.
Hugz_n_Kissez
Hugz_n_KissezHugz_n_KissezSomeplace, Ontario Canada59 Threads 2 Polls 25,438 Posts
wink hug rose
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